Health Minister Deb Matthews has told Madi Vanstone the government will be funding her life-saving meds "within weeks, not months."

Madi, 12, has cystic fibrosis, a disease that's scarring her lungs.

A new wonder drug, Kalydeco, is saving her life.

It costs $348,000 a year -- and it's not covered by OHIP.

Her dad's insurance pays 50% of her drug bill. The drug manufacturer picks up 30%. That leaves the family paying $60,000 a year to keep their daughter alive. The plucky little Beeton girl has been fighting for funding for the drug for the past year.

The community has rallied around her with fundraisers and bake sales.

Now Matthews has given her the assurance that funding will be coming through quickly.

"She said it will be funded within weeks rather than months."

Matthews told Vanstone she understood her skepticism about the timing of her call -- coming just 10 days beore the June 12 vote.

Last week, Madi got word that Alberta had negotiated a pan Canadian price with the drug manufacturer, Vertex

However, they had no assurance that this province would cover it through OHIP. Madi's family feared the Liberals would not follow through after the election.

Now that she's heard personally from the health minister, she's convinced the drug will be funded.